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The article provides information on several cities in the United States that were awarded the National Civic League's 2000 All-America City Award, including Fresno, California; Naugatuck River Valley, Connecticut and Worcester, Massachusetts. Details are given outlining the social and local political conditions of each community within the previous decades and their successful establishment and implementation of political reform, community development, and civic engagement promotion through public programs are discussed.

The article presents a summary of multiple urban youth projects in the United States that became finalists for the National Civic League's All-America City (AAC) Award in 1998, describing several urban programs developed through the 1980s and 1990s. The social-political conditions of communities such as Rochester, New York; Providence, Rhode Island and New Haven, Connecticut are described along with accounts of successful community-level initiatives regarding education, public health, and social intervention.

The article presents an historical overview of the All-America City Award, granted by the U.S. National Civic League, highlights from various cities which won the award since the 1950s, and descriptions of the 1998 winners. Details are given describing the circumstances leading up to the creation of the award. Several profiles are included describing the conditions and successful urban renewal and political reforms of several cities throughout the 1980s and 1990s including Fort Wayne, Indiana; New Haven, Connecticut and Riverside, California.